CNN was sent a letter from my attorney today demanding a correction regarding a recent “hit piece.”  Perhaps the reason CNN can’t get its facts straight is that the Department of Justice edited out of a press release their admission we had no intent to tamper with Senator Landrieu’s phones.

Remember this book?

A white man darkened his skin and went undercover to report first-hand on the plight of the black community. The project was initially funded by Sepia Magazine.

What about this one?

A card-carrying member of the Washington punditocracy went undercover as a waitress, a maid, even a Wal-Mart saleswoman in order to report on the plight of the minimum-wage workers of America.

So where’s the First Amendment/speak truth to power/ journalist shield law/”fit the narrative” crowd now? Where are the voices hailing James O’Keefe and his three colleagues for dressing up as telephone men in order to get at the truth behind Sen. Mary Landrieu’s obvious lie that the phones in her office weren’t working properly, when in fact she was simply trying to dodge calls from constituents outraged over the “Louisiana Purchase” during the health-care debate? (more…)

In our continuing effort to help the MSM get its facts straight about what happened in New Orleans, we offer this video from Fox News today:

This type of journalism is going to continue.

The following is a document that James O’Keefe sent to me last night and has authorized me to publish. It is O’Keefe’s version of events in New Orleans. I believe this is the first time anywhere that he has publicly given his full statement of what occurred.

The document was drafted by lawyers based on O’Keefe’s statements, and was intended to be offered as the factual basis for his plea. O’Keefe confirmed for me that this document is an accurate account of what happened.

What Really Happened in New Orleans

Factual Basis

On January 25, 2010, Messrs. James O’Keefe, Stan Dai, Joe Basel, and Michael Flanagan (collectively “Defendants”) entered the Hale Boggs Federal Building located at 500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana (“Hale Boggs Building”), with no intent to commit a felony, but rather an intent to engage in political speech with respect to pending national healthcare legislation (the “Healthcare Bill”). During the several days before their entry to the Hale Boggs building, Defendants discussed opportunities to engage in independent journalism and political advocacy. One of the ideas raised during those discussions was a method to test the truthfulness of Senator Landrieu’s statements as to the reason for the inability of Tea Party members and other Louisiana constituents to contact her staff on the telephone to discuss her vote on the Healthcare Bill. The Defendants were advised that this was a recent story in the news in New Orleans. (more…)